Stivori, Francesco

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Stivori, Francesco

Stivori, Francesco, noted Italian organist and composer; b. Venice, c. 1550; d. probably in Graz, 1605. He was a pupil of Claudio Merulo. After serving as municipal organist in Montagna (1579–1601), he was organist to Archduke Ferdinand of Inner Austria at his Graz court (from 1602). Stivori was a significant figure in the movement to introduce multiple choral writing to Austria. He publ. 7 vols, of madrigals (1583–1605), 6 vols, of motets (1579–1601), and 3 vols, of instrumental pieces (1589–99).

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